Pete Holtermann, owner of Holtermedia, runs media relations for both tennis tours, a role that has taken him to all of the great events in tennis.  I caught up with him at the Cincinnati tourney, where he shared his experiences at each of the Grand Slam events, including the US Open, which starts today in New York.

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When the AVP Tour announced last week that it was cancelling the rest of its season for financial reasons, the immediate thought was: What about Manhattan?  The crown jewel, the "Granddaddy" of beach volleyball couldn't be cancelled, particularly as it was ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Well, the good -- no great -- news is that the city of Manhattan stepped up and the tourney will go on. Even better, the MBO will go back to its roots of side out scoring, lawn chairs instead of bleachers, and no admissions charge. And the players will play for pride and the ...

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With the pennant races heating up, and the Little League World Series starting Friday, we thought it was a great time to rank the baseball events on The Ultimate Sports List. Sixteen baseball events/venues (with their overall rank in parenthesis) made the main list, with five more added that were honorable mentions. The Ultimate Baseball List: The World Series  (#8 Overall) Wrigley Field (#26) Fenway Park (#33) The MLB Championship Series (#37) The MLB All Star Game (#39) New York Yankees vs. Boston ...

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Jimmy Buffett gets a special visitor related to our #14 rated event at his recent Chicago concert.

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